Important information

24 Important Information
The monitor screen is
blank when connected
to the PowerEdge
storage server.
The video cable may
not be connected
securely or the monitor
may be faulty.
Inspect the video cable
connection and ensure that the
cable is connected properly to
the PowerEdge storage server.
Try to connect to the MMC
using a client system. If the
client system is able to connect
to the MMC, replace the
monitor.
All four hard-drive
activity LEDs on the
PowerEdge storage
server are blinking
green.
The green flash
pattern indicates that
the RAID volumes are
being rebuilt.
Wait at least 5 minutes, and
then try to reconnect to the
PowerEdge storage server.
The PowerEdge
storage server may not
be booting properly.
You may not be
allowing enough time
for the PowerEdge
storage server to boot
or a system alert may
be occurring.
The PowerEdge storage server
requires at least 5 minutes to
boot.
Connect a monitor to the
PowerEdge storage server or use
console redirection to view the
boot routine of the system. If a
system alert occurs (system
message, beep code, or hard-
drive status LEDs) during boot,
see “Indicators, Messages, and
Codes” in the Installation and
Troubleshooting Guide for
information on resolving the
problem.
Power-on self test
(POST) does not
occur when the system
is turned on or
rebooted, but a beep
code is heard.
A number of
conditions can cause a
beep code during
POST.
Write down the number of
beeps, and see “Indicators,
Messages, and Codes” in the
Installation and Troubleshooting
Guide for information on
resolving the problem.
Table 1-7. Troubleshooting Matrix (continued)
Issue Possible Cause Resolution